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It is well known that men and women have different shopping strategies, different ways of communicating and place emphasis on different things in relationships. In fact, it turns out that these vast gender differences are science based and men’s and women's brains are actually wired differently – research shows there are more than 200 differences between the male and female brain.
For those of us in the sales industry, this is worth paying attention to, especially when the latest from Forbes tells us that women account for at least 87% of all financial decisions. Even in industries like construction and roofing, to compete in your industry, you must be able to connect to your female buyers. The following 6 strategies will help you succeed in both verbal and nonverbal communications when selling to women and couples.

A surefire way to improve your sales technique is to focus on your closing statements - using the right words is an easy way to positively impact the final decision. The final few sentences you use at the end of a sale are key to turning a prospect into a client. Using a strong closing statement is the most important part of sales. Practice different closing statements to find the one that feels authentic to your business and sales style.

Leveling Up Your Business with RoofScope’s ProDocs. How contractors are using RoofScope and ProDocs, the end-to-end solution that is saving one contractor 32 hours a month -- that’s nearly a full work week!

Hurricanes cause billions of dollars in damage and take many lives every year. This infographic shows how damaging a hurricane can be to your home, and shares the top four key building components that can make or break your home during a hurricane.

With construction starts up 15% in 2015 and projected to increase another 6% in 2016, it's no surprise industry-wide trends indicate contractors are evaluating their strategies and streamlining processes to ultimately propel their businesses ahead of competitors. Scope Technologies has delivered an integral tool in building that strategy.

BlueprintScope is celebrating two years of success in the world of Construction Blueprint Takeoff Reports. While some Construction Estimating Services are just beginning to provide material takeoff reports using blueprints, Scope Technologies, Inc. has been doing this since early 2014.

ProDocs™ is the new tool from Scope Technologies that makes generating estimates easier for the Contractor. With a few clicks, users can see their Scope measurement reports converted into an estimate, ready to hand off to their clients, making sales calls more professional, accurate and easier for their clients to understand.

After successful Beta testing, Scope Technologies is proud to deliver ProDocs™, a multi-functional tool, unprecedented in the industry. ProDocs was developed with the smart contractor in mind, to save you time on generating your estimates from any one of our Scope measurement reports.

It’s safe to say that most contracts are favorable most to the writer of the contract. AIA construction contracts, for instance, tend to favor the owner; in public works projects, supplemental conditions are thrown in on top with things like liquidated damages and other caveats and indemnification that works to the advantage of the public – public money is often considered a ‘privilege’ and contractors are ‘lucky’ to be awarded these projects in the first place.

The weather phenomenon is characterized by warming oceans (which sounds great on the surface), changes in the jet stream, and a whole assortment of other scientific stuff but, essentially, it results in some pretty dangerous weather all over earth.

As a property owner, a homeowner, a real estate developer or a property manager, finding a reliable, trustworthy contractor is essential in maintaining and bettering your property. If you don’t already have a go-to roofer, patio installer, siding specialist, Scope Technologies’ tools can help you find the most reliable contractor around.

When a policyholder’s property has been hit by hail or received damage that can’t be assessed from the ground, you as the insurance adjustor, have to drive all the way out to the property, climb the roof to assess the damage, take images, then go back to the office and file a report. Or do you?

March is the time of year when business seems to pick up for everyone. Scope Technologies products are designed with the contractor in mind, to help you streamline your estimating to cut down some of your preparation costs and time. Learn more about our stress-relieving tools.

For a more in-depth estimate and to help with ordering materials, you can upgrade to a complete RoofScope report which includes all the details you need and will be delivered in as fast as three hours depending on the chosen delivery time. Find out how to upgrade your report.

If you’re considering roofing during cold or snowy weather, at least play it smart. Sending an employee to measure a roof when it’s icy, just doesn’t make sense. Trying to nail down a shingle that’s so brittle from that cold that it cracks, just doesn’t make sense. Trying to use a compressor that’s so cold the water in it has frozen, just doesn’t make sense. What does make sense? RoofScope’s remote measurement reports.

Need to get on top of a roof to collect data? Need to scope the magnitude of a wrecked roof? But what if it’s winter? … and it’s cold out? …and it’s snowing? Order a RoofScope report so you can measure a roof without setting foot outside!

RoofScopeX is taking the roofing industry by storm, lowering costs and helping contractors throughout the US save hours worth of measuring, drafting and estimating time. The seasoned professionals at Scope Technologies can provide takeoff reports in a fraction of the time it takes the average roofing company to create a takeoff and at a fraction of the cost! RoofScopeX helps you lower spending and increase profit. Here's how.

When it comes to estimating and completing claims, your company depends on accuracy. Where humans may error in measuring a roof, RoofScope’s measurement tools won’t. Thanks to our use of advanced technology and our unique quality control system, RoofScope is easily able to guarantee higher than a 95% accuracy rate.

Accurate measurements are crucial for getting off on the right foot and planning properly for your project. Not only will it help you get your numbers, timing and planning right, but you’ll also be saving yourself hours worth of time by avoiding costly and timely errors. That's why ConcreteScope exists–to get you the most accurate measurements and estimates possible. What else can ConcreteScope's guaranteed accuracy do for you?